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7-9

to offer sacrifice

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ji4si4 jìsì

Meaning


Primary

to offer sacrifice

Alternatives

offer sacrifice, offers sacrifice, offering sacrifice, offered sacrifice

Mnemonic


祭祀 To offer sacrifice has the same meaning as both of its characters 祭 to offer sacrifice and 祀 to offer sacrifice.

Usage


我們 在 祖先 的 墓前 祭祀。

We offer sacrifices in front of our ancestors' graves.

村民 在 廟裡 祭祀 祈求 平安。

The villagers offer sacrifices in the temple to pray for peace.

春節 是 祭祀 的 傳統 節日。

The Spring Festival is a traditional time for offering sacrifices.